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Headlines · 3

  1. AI Data Growth Drives an HDD Market Reversal

    A report from Dolphin Research says AI-generated data is increasing demand for high-capacity HDDs, which it describes as the final resting place for most long-term cloud data. It reports that HDD industry revenue rose 47% year over year in Q2 2026, with shipment capacity up 29% and average price per GB up 14%. The analysis also examines HAMR technology, constrained component supply, and pricing power across Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba.

    虎嗅 AI · 🔥 0
  2. Scimplify raises $25M led by Hitachi Ventures to speed chemical production with AI agents

    TechCrunch reports that Bengaluru-based Scimplify raised a $25 million all-equity strategic round led by Hitachi Ventures, with customers Henkel and Teknor Apex joining as new investors and existing backers Accel India, Bertelsmann India Investments, Omnivore and 3one4 Capital also participating. The round values the company at $250 million post-investment according to a person familiar with the transaction, up from $150 million after a $40 million Series B in March 2025; Scimplify said total equity funding reached $80 million but declined to disclose its valuation. The startup says its Scinode platform uses specialized AI agents for research, manufacturing and quality control to pick production routes and partner factories and track quality and regulatory requirements, working with more than 500 partner manufacturing facilities; it claims some projects go from customer requirements to delivered material in about two months versus a typical 12 to 18 months.

    TechCrunch AI · 🔥 0
  3. AI data center storage boom sparks bidding war for TDK's HDD parts unit

    Bloomberg reports a bidding war for TDK Corp.'s hard-disk drive parts business. The outcome could shape the prospects of Japanese industrial icon Toshiba as well as who controls the increasingly lucrative AI data center storage market. No bidders or financial terms were disclosed in the report.

    Bloomberg Technology · 🔥 0

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